(a) No person shall engage in or work at the trade or occupation of plumber, general contractor, tree lawn landscape professional, electrician, sewer tapper or heating and cooling contractor in the City, until that person obtains a registration in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(1) “General contractor” as used in this chapter means any person or firm engaged in the construction, alteration or addition of any structure which requires a building permit under the Ohio Basic Building Code or the C.A.B.O. One and Two-Family Dwelling Code as adopted by the City.
(2) “Tree lawn landscape professional” as used in this chapter means any person or firm engaged in work in the tree lawn that would include any of the following: the planting of new material; the placement of mulch or other similar landscape material; the installation, replacement, or repair of hardscape material.
(3) “Tree lawn” as used in this chapter refers to that section of the City right-of-way between the sidewalk and the curb.
(b) Occupying homeowners who perform work on their own property with their own hands are not required to be registered but must comply with all other procedures.
(Ord. 75-01. Passed 11-27-01; Ord. 28-23. Passed 9-12-23.)